Detectives searching for Tampa teen runaway

TAMPA, Florida -- Hillsborough County Sheriff's detectives are asking for the public's help in finding an endangered missing teen.

Melexus Suegaryia Graham, 16, was last seen in her bedroom by her mother at around 2 a.m. Sunday. Deputies say when her mother went to her room at 8 a.m. the door was locked. Once her mother gained entry into the bedroom, she reportedly discovered Melexus missing and her bedroom window was open.

Deputies say Melexus left behind a note threatening to harm herself.

Melexus is a black female, 5'5", 140 lbs., with brown eyes and short brown hair. She was last seen wearing a black vest and blue jeans.

Anyone with any information on Melexus' whereabouts is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 247-8200.